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Obama’s schedule
Alex Koppelman
Barack Obama's camp has released information on the foreign leaders the presumptive Democratic nominee will be meeting with; meanwhile, John McCain may have created a security risk for Obama.
Bush-league bloggers
King Kaufman
Pro athletes are typing away like never before. Most of it's bad, but minor league baseball is a veritable writer's colony.
Conservatives claim bias in coverage of Obama trip
Alex Koppelman
The right is complaining about plans for the three big network anchors to accompany Barack Obama abroad, saying this shows a pro-Obama bias; as usual, there's a simpler explanation.
The deep structure of kung fu panda-monium
Andrew Leonard
An expert in modern Chinese literature takes on the cultural significance of Dreamworks' martial arts cartoon
Growing pains for Kiva
Andrew Leonard
Call it Web 2.0: The African version. The online microfinance lending site stumbles, but doesn't get knocked down
Catholic group asks McCain camp to drop controversial figure
Alex Koppelman
Catholics United wants John McCain to remove Deal Hudson from a committee of prominent Catholic supporters; in 2004, amid scandal, Hudson resigned as an advisor to President Bush's re-election campaign.
Genetically modified organic farming
Andrew Leonard
What would Rachel Carson say about the prospect of sustainable GMOs?
Lies, damn lies, correlation and causation
Alex Koppelman
Despite the evidence to the contrary, conservative pundit Larry Kudlow credits a press availability by President Bush with a drop in the price of oil.
Oops, he did it again
Alex Koppelman
A day after he got caught referring to a country that hasn't existed in 15 years, John McCain repeated his mistake.
Quote of the day
Alex Koppelman
A critical look at the seemingly endless stream of outrage that has dominated coverage of this campaign.
The ultimate family DVD list
Andrew O'Hehir
We asked; you answered. Here's the most-awesome-ever summertime list of offbeat, kid-friendly movies available on DVD -- as chosen (mostly) by Salon readers.
Critics’ Picks
Salon Staff
What you need to see, read, do this week: A fantastic site for film fans, the funny "Slackonomics," and Costanza's spellbinding funkscapes.
Remembering Thomas M. Disch
Elizabeth Hand
In his many dark, satirical, heretical books, the pioneering science fiction author contemplated death with elegant despair.
Democrats’ strategy: Strength through bowing
Glenn Greenwald
Yet again, Democrats, in their never-ending quest to avoid looking "weak," engage in the precise behavior that guarantees that perception
Globalization: Not such an endangered species after all
Andrew Leonard
Rising shipping costs might not kill off global trade. Wily humans will find a way
Facebook’s gender trouble
Logan Scherer
A recent change may please grammarians, but not transgender users.
Progressives push healthcare
Ed Kilgore
Remembering how they were outgunned in 1994, advocates for universal healthcare plan a lavishly financed post-election effort
Who are you calling a “coot”?
Camille Paglia
Incoming! Readers demand answers about WASPs, Tim Russert and Obama's teleprompter skills.
John McCain’s radical tax plan
Justin Jouvenal
He voted against Bush's tax cuts, but now, despite a ballooning deficit, he wants to slash taxes even further -- with most of the benefits going to the rich.
PSAs in your panties?
Tracy Clark-Flory
Ads against female genital mutilation are showing up in the crotch of bikini bottoms.
A-Rod vs. the dueling Sherlock clones!
Andrew O'Hehir
A new frontier in Other Woman liberation, except not. Whose next-gen Sherlock Holmes will be lamer? Plus: "Wackness" and "Tell No One" wow holiday throngs.
Jezebels without a cause
Sarah Hepola
Giggling about rape, knocking back drinks, two controversial writers at the popular women's site embarrass themselves -- and their employer.
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